Mike Panasko is the Business Development Manager, Interim Director for Economic & Community Development for the City of Greenville SC, and COO for the Greenville Local Development Corporation.  He started his career in economic development working with the regional economic development agency known as the Upstate South Carolina Alliance, and then Innovate Anderson- a public private partnership in Anderson County.  Prior to that, he spent several years working in the private sector involved with tech firms Gates/Arrow, Kyrus, and ScanSource.

Mike sits on several boards including the Greenville County Workforce Development Board, Small Business Development Advisory Board, and the European American Chamber of Commerce Carolinas Chapter.  Mike has been an Upstate resident since the mid 90’s having relocated from Pittsburgh, PA